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    PTFE Tape

    Please guys, is it necessary to use PTFE tape on compression joints? Thank you
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    Flux

    Hi Guys, Please can you tell me which flux is best, white or dark greasey looking stuff? Many thanks Will
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    Waste Nut

    Hi Guys, Please can you tell me the best tool to use to tighten the large nut on a basin waste. Thank you
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    Cast iron bath removal

    I need to remove a cast iron bath without damaging tiles, would it be possible to angle grind along back and side edges to release bath from walls, remove bath and grind away fixings. Thanks guys.
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    Coriche and Pelmet

    Hi Guys, I am about to fit cornice and pelmet to my son's kitchen wall units, I intended hiring a power mitre saw. The cornice and pelmet are vinyl covered, is there any problem with the speed of the saw burning the vinyl as I noticed when drilling the speed of the drill made the vinyl smokie...
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    Repair to frame

    Just had new interior doors fitted and the joiner cut new hinge recesses in the frame, please can anyone tell me the best way to make the old recesses good. Thanks guys.
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    Glazing unit

    Please can anyone tell me what is a fair price to pay for a double glazed unit measuring 27"x 40". I live in the Blackburn /Clitheroe area. Cheers Will
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    New plaster

    Hi Guys, I need to emulsion freshly skimmed walls, please can any of you guys out there tell what is best to use, to size the new plastered walls. Many thanks Bill
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    New plaster

    Hi Guys, I need to emulsion freshly skimmed walls, please can any of you guys out there tell what is best to use, to size the new plastered walls. Many thanks Bill
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    Flue liner.

    Please, does anybody out there have an approximate price for lining a terraced house chimney prior to having a multi-fuel stove fitted. Many thanks Bill
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    Worcester 18i system boiler air problem.

    My WB 18i system boiler seems to have air in the water-heating piping which has an auto bleed valve fitted. The heating seems OK as I have bled the radiators, but this does not seem to remove the air as there is a washy sound near the pump and in the pipe work . Is it possible to bleed the...
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    Regular or System?

    Hi Guys, Please can you give me the good and /or bad points of buying a WB regular or system boilers. Are the system boiler more prone to breakdown??? Cheers Bill
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    British GAS 330 BOILER

    Hi Guys, Does anyone know who makes the British Gas 330 boiler, and are they any good???? Also is it against regulations to channel the condensate pipe into a rainwater drain?? Many thanks
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    Replacing old radiator.

    Does any other company other than Myson manufacture radiators 1760mm in length?
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    New Radiator.

    I need to replace a 1760mm width radiator with a 1600mm one, which means I will have to extend the tails by 80mm each side. Is this an acceptable practice and what is the best way to do it, any help would be appreciated. I notice that Screwfix sell tails which are 50mm in length. Is it...
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    Rockwool Insulation

    The plumber who installed my new boiler told me that my cavity wall insulation (Rockwool) breaks down to dust after 30 years. We've had ours now 25 years, is he winding me up? or is there a basis for his thoughts. I can't see he has anything to gain by these comments?
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    New Radiator

    Can I fit a new double radiator 800mmx700mm weighing 25kgs onto a studding wall?
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    New Radiator

    I am about to replace a single radiator with a double and need to extend the flow and return pipes (8mm copper) to the radiator valves using Yorkshire pre-soldered couplings. Question? Are Yorkshires suitable? and if theyare is it necessary to double solder each joint? I have a Worcester 18i...
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